-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If you placed bets on Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch joining the cast of `` True Detective , '' it 's time to collect your winnings .

After weeks of rumors , HBO has confirmed that McAdams , Kitsch and Kelly Reilly will also star in the second season of the network 's acclaimed drama .

HBO , which shares a parent company with CNN , announced in September that Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn were going to be `` True Detective 's '' season 2 leads .

The series , created and written by Nic Pizzolatto , follows a new story each season .

Its first season , which premiered earlier this year , focused on two detectives embroiled in a years-long hunt for a serial killer . It was an immediate hit , and at the 2014 Emmys `` True Detective '' picked up 12 nominations . That included two best lead actor in a drama nods for stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson .

The second season still involves detective work , but this time around the story is set in California . According to HBO , this season `` three police officers and a career criminal must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder . ''

Colin Farrell plays a `` compromised detective '' named Ray Velcoro , `` whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him . '' Vaughn stars as a criminal and entrepreneur named Frank Semyon , who 's `` in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner . ''

`` Sherlock Holmes '' actress Kelly Reilly will play the wife of Vaughn 's character , and Rachel McAdams will play a county sheriff named Ani Bezzerides , whose `` uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves . ''

And lastly , `` Friday Night Lights '' alum Taylor Kitsch will portray a `` war veteran and motorcycle officer for the California Highway Patrol , running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened . ''

Sounds juicy . Production on `` True Detective '' season 2 is already under way in California .

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Rachel McAdams , Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly cast in `` True Detective ''

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The trio join Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn for season 2

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The new season is currently in production in California